Newcastle United vs Barcelona Match Overview – 10.03.2026

Newcastle United hosts Barcelona at the St. James’ Park in a first leg from the Champions League 1/8-finals. Stay with us becase we will provide you with our High-odds football predictions this weekend.

These two teams already met each other in the league phase when Barca achieved a 2-1 win at the St. James’ Park. Marcus Rashford emerged as the hero as he scored both goals for the Catalans. But now things could be different – it’s the eliminations.

Although Barca are favourites against Newcastle, the Magpies can use their home advantage to hurt Los Cules. Eddie Howe’s team is pretty strong at home, so it’d be an interesting affair.

Newcastle United News & Analysis

Newcastle need to regroup after their 1-3 home defeat against Manchester City in the FA Cup on Saturday. The Magpies scored the first goal thanks to Harvey Barnes, but Howe’s boys were unable to hold on their lead.

The influential center-back Dan Burn is expected to return in the line-up against Barcelona while Joelinton remains a good option for the midfield. And of course – one of Newcastle’s stars Anthony Gordon is surely starting against the Spanish giants.

What worries Newcastle’s fans is the mediocre form of the German international Nick Woltemade. The former Stuttgart striker is not playing well lately. It won’t be surprising if Woltemade sits on the bench against Barca.

Barcelona News & Analsysis

Barcelona will travel to England after a very important 1-0 win against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga during the weekend. It was once again Lamine Yamal who secured the three points. The Spanish international scored a beautiful goal at the San Mames Barria, proving once again that he’s one of the best players in the world.

Barca’s manager Hansi Flick has some problems with injured players before the Newcastle trip. Frenkie de Jong remains injured in midfield while Jules Kounde and Alejandro Balde are not available as well. It means that Gerard Martin and Joao Cancelo are expected to start alongside Pau Cubarsi and Eric Garcia in defence.

Hansi Flick has a decision to make before facing Newcastle at the St. James’ Park. He has to choose between Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres for the attack. Both of them are not in their best form at the moment. Ferran started against Athletic, but was substituted in the second half.

Newcastle United vs Barcelona Betting Predictions

Although Barcelona are the bigger team here, Newcastle have the tools to hurt the Spanish giants. One thing is for sure – that’s not a game that is easy to predict.

Over 2.5 Goals;
Both Teams to Score;

Head-to-Head Matches

This will be the 6th match between Newcastle and Barcelona so far. The Catalans are having a solid advantage – they have won five of these games, losing just once – in in 1997.

Betting Verdict

Newcastle need to be at the top of their game against Barcelona at the St. James’ Park on Tuesday night. The English side is underdog in the tie, but this could be their biggest advantage here. Thank. You for being with us and our High-odds football predictions this weekend.